Jerusalem, Oct. 29 -- Chairman of Israel's Democratic Party, Yair Golan, met Ra'am chairman Mansour Abbas on Thursday amid efforts to establish a new government.

Golan held a series of meetings with opposition leaders on Thursday as part of the drive to remove Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from office after the election, in which the governing coalition lost its majority.

According to The Times of Israel, Golan remains the sole figure within the Jewish-led anti-Netanyahu bloc of parties to publicly back a coalition that includes Ra'am, while other members of the bloc continue to reject any reliance on the party for government formation.

As coalition negotiations intensified, Golan also met Yashar party chief Gadi Eisenkot on Thursd...